Mark Solonin (born May 29, 1958, in Kuybyshev, Soviet Union) is a Russian historian and author of numerous books on the Second World War.[1][2] An aviation engineer by training, he has lived since 2016 in Estonia.[3]
Mark Solonin | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Марк Семенович Солонин |
| Born | April 29, 1958 Kuybyshev, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Language | Russian |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Citizenship | Russian |
| Alma mater | Kuibyshev Aviation Institute |
| Genre | Soviet history |
| Subject | History |
| Years active | 1981 - Present |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editMark Semionovich Solonin (Russian: Марк Семёнович Солонин) was born in Kuybyshev, Soviet Union, on May 29, 1958. With a father who had served with the Soviet Army in the Second World War, he developed strong interest in history as a boy. After graduating from secondary school with a golden medal (cum laude), he decided to study not history but aviation engineering to avoid Soviet politics from interfering with his potential career in history.[4]
Career
editSolonin's studies focus on the Second World War, particularly the opening weeks of the Soviet-German War[5]
Solonin criticized the new Russian Minister of Culture and revisionist historian Vladimir Medinsky as "a propagandist of the shameless Goebbels variety".[6] In response, he was criticized by several "official" Russian historians, mostly for supporting works such as Icebreaker by Viktor Suvorov about the beginning of the war.[7]: 40 [8][9][10]
Bibliography
edit- Solonin, Mark (2006). На мирно спящих аэродромах [At The Sleeping Airfields] (in Russian). Moscow: Eksmo. ISBN 5-699-15695-X.
- Solonin, Mark (2007). 23 июня: "День М [June 23: M-Day] (in Russian). Moscow: Eksmo. ISBN 978-5-699-22304-6.
- Solonin, Mark (2008). 25 июня. Глупость или агрессия? [June 25: Foolishness or Aggression?] (in Russian). Moscow: Eksmo. ISBN 978-5-699-25300-5.
- Solonin, Mark (2008). Мозгоимение: Фальшивая история Великой войны [The Fake History of the Great War] (in Russian). Moscow: Eksmo. ISBN 978-5-699-28327-9.
- Solonin, Mark (2008). 22 июня. Анатомия катастрофы [June 22. Anatomy of Catastrophe] (in Russian). Moscow: Eksmo. ISBN 978-5-699-30295-6.
- Solonin, Mark (2011). Новая хронология катастрофы [A New Chronology Of The 1941 Invasion] (in Russian). Moscow: Eksmo. ISBN 978-5-699-51036-8.
- Solonin, Mark (2013). Июнь 41-го. Окончательный диагноз [June 1941: The Final Diagnosis] (in Russian). Moscow: Eksmo. ISBN 978-5-699-67335-3.
- Solonin, Mark (2021), Spring Victory: Stalin's Glossed Over Crime, (in English), Independently Published/Amazon, ISBN-13: 979-8519589222
- Solonin, Mark (2021), Two Essays: Coming Up From Behind or How the Soviet Union Won the War and If World Domination is the Aim then Strike First!, (in English), Independently Published/Amazon, ISBN-13: 979-8494370945
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Oleg Sukhov (27 April 2014). "Creative Unions Seen to Back Kremlin Views". Moscow Times. Archived from the original on 2014-04-28.
- ^ "May 9 Victory Day". Baltictimes.com. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ "Марк Солонин - персональный сайт историка. Биография".
- ^ "Mark Solonin. Historian's personal webpage.Biography".
- ^ "Pact that set the scene for war". 21 August 2009.
- ^ "Profile: Vladimir Medinsky, Russia's Controversial New Culture Minister". RFE/RL. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ Изонов В. В. О некоторых вопросах истории начального периода Великой Отечественной войны 1941—1945 гг. // Вестник СПбГУ. Сер. 2. 2016. Вып. 2, с. 37—52
- ^ Дмитрий Верхотуров. Почему Виктор Суворов был так популярен?. Как фальсификаторы истории поспособствовали собственному разоблачению // Столетие. Информационно-аналитическое издание Фонда исторической перспективы, 23.10.2015
- ^ А. Ю. Платов. Ладожская навигация 1941 г. Фантазии и действительность // Труды ежегодного Международного научно-промышленного форума «Великие реки», Издательство ФГБОУ ВО «Волжский государственный университет водного транспорта», 2014 г., с. 194—196
- ^ Ларионов А. Э. Образ Великой Отечественной войны в сознании современного студенчества // Электронный журнал «Вестник МГОУ». — 2014. — № 1